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packfire/php5.3-compat
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Provides class and interface compatibility between PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4 through autoloading.

1.0.0(13y ago)285.7k↓20%2BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3.0

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php5.3-compatibility
====================

[](#php53-compatibility)

Provides class and interface compatibility between PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4 through autoloading.

###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4951d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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